Freedom from Cannabis Addiction is an intentional space for women who are in recovery from cannabis addiction and/or women wanting recovery from chronic cannabis use.

We are an online platform committed to honoring a diversity of women’s voices who have similar experiences with cannabis use, addiction and recovery. As women recover from cannabis dependency, many are also healing from complex underlying issues which may have led to or perhaps made a person more vulnerable to the dependence and addiction with cannabis. Some women in recovery are affected by adverse childhood and adolescent experiences; as well as social, economic, racial, ethnic, sexual, gender and sexual preference inequalities which significantly impact recovery efforts.

While other women in recovery had no obvious underlying issues or genetics which contributed to a vulnerability to addiction. However, all women have one thing in common; a goal to recovery and continue to recovery from cannabis addiction and be free from daily active addiction.

There is no singular way to recover from Cannabis Addiction. Women recovering from Cannabis Addiction have several common issues regarding their relationship with cannabis. First most women typically have had a positive relationship with cannabis, and enjoyed the effects which cannabis offered them. Women usually started using for the positive effects with no thoughts of it ever becoming a problem. This enjoyment and pleasure can last many years while a person functions and progresses in their lives. For some women cannabis use never becomes a problem. However, for other women cannabis eventually becomes a regular or daily habit. A daily habit which becomes a dependency to the point where a person could not moderate or control their cannabis use to their own moderate satisfaction. Some women begin to realize before they know it they’re smoking morning, noon and night, or ingesting more edibles or tinctures then they intended to; for others constantly utilizing a high THC vape pen. What started out as a little gummy bear at night or a small toke off a pipe or bong/joint chill out, treat anxiety or a sleep problem or just to socialize with friends turns into a morning, noon and/or night consumption.

Addiction can progress slowly, moderately or quickly depending on the individual and the risk factors for addiction. However for women addiction progresses more rapidly than men. Addiction progresses to a place where the cannabis use completely dominates a women’s behavior, activities of daily living, as well as their cognitive decision-making. These negative effects may take months and even years to manifest and the signs maybe obvious or subtle and/or appear a bit dazed and confused like the the substance itself. However, from the inside of a cannabis addicts life and of those around them; these affects and behaviors are profound and can cause moderate to serious consequence’s.

Daily and/or regular cannabis use begins to cause adverse consequences in women’s lives. It begins to chip years and missed opportunities from women’s lives. Adverse consequences of chronic cannabis use effects women’s lives in a variety of ways: careers and education endeavor’s, family. parenting and intimate relationships, cognitive and executive functions; as well as mental health and well-being and/or physical healthcare consequences.

Most people may believe cannabis addiction to be the underrated addiction or that it is impossible to be addicted to this sweet and beautiful plant. The plant that is often thought of as a delicate leafed, tall budding herb they can often be hidden behind a tomato plant in our gardens. A herbal plant that many people consider to be harmless and benign; but in reality is completely misunderstood.

Up until recently Addiction Medicine documented that Cannabis is a real addiction for at least 9% people of the people who use it. However, newer cannabis research reports a significantly high rate since the legalization of cannabis world wide. This more recent research study is based on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, was published in the May 2024 journal of Addiction. The survey is a highly regarded source of estimates of tobacco, alcohol and drug use in the United States. The new research depicts that daily or near-daily cannabis use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades.While alcohol is still more widely used, but in 2022 was the first time this intensive level of marijuana [cannabis] use overtook high-frequency drinking, said the study’s author, Jonathan Caulkins, a cannabis policy researcher at Carnegie Mellon University. Caulkins report’s: ‘a good 40 percent of current cannabis users are using it daily or near daily, a pattern that is more associated with tobacco use than typical alcohol use.’

Women in this anthology report to have at one time and many for a substantial of time been physically, emotionally and psychologically addicted to cannabis. Cannabis, the beautiful purple sticky bud of the flower, in reality is a very high potent and even toxic substance for some.

‘Freedom from Cannabis Addiction’ is a place to honor and celebrate extraordinary experiences of cannabis addiction recovery. Personal stories about peoples’ relationship with cannabis addiction, now in recovery, will demonstrate how a self-empowering and self affirming recovery program is implemented in their daily lives.

Thus affirming women’s ability to maintain and thrive for a daily reprieve from active insidious addiction. This stories demonstrate collective vulnerability, courage, and strength about cannabis addiction recovery. This too is reinforced by the diverse and variable stories as each women travels their own unique paths of recovery.

Recovery from cannabis dependency includes multiple paths of healing and recovery. The main goal of this anthology is to give voice to women in recovery from cannabis addiction. Women who have freed themselves from the painful and debilitating restraints of a substance addiction and in this case Cannabis Addiction.

We are committed to the representing the experiences of non white women, lesbian, bi, straight, and queer women; as well as neurodiverse and differently able bodied women.